Legislature of Corrientes

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Legislature of Corrientes Province

Legislatura de la Provincia de Corrientes
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Type
Type
Houses Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Leadership
Senate President [lower-alpha 1]
Pedro Braillard (ECO)
since 10 December 2021
1st Senate Vice President
Henry Fick(ECO)
since 10 December 2021
Chamber President
Pedro Cassani(ECO)
since 10 December 2019
Structure
Seats45
15 senators
30 deputies
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Senate political groups
  •   Encounter for Corrientes (11)
  •   Frente de Todos (4)
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Chamber of Deputies political groups
Elections
Last Senate election
29 August 2021 (5 seats)
Last Chamber of Deputies election
15 August 2021 (15 seats)
Meeting place
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Edificio de la Legislatura
Corrientes, Corrientes Province

The Legislature of Corrientes Province (Spanish: Legislatura de la Provincia de Corrientes) is the legislature of Corrientes, one of the twenty three provinces that make up Argentina. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Chamber of Deputies (made up of 30 representatives), and the Senate (with 15 representatives). [1]

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It is one of eight bicameral legislatures in the country. [2] [3] Members of both houses are elected by proportional representation in a single province-wide district. Senators serve for six years and deputies serve for four years; elections to both chambers are staggered; the Senate renews a third of its members every two years while the Chamber of Deputies renews half of its members every two years, emulating the system employed by both houses of the National Congress. [4]

Both houses of the Legislature convene in the provincial capital of Corrientes. [5]

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References

  1. "Constitución de la Provincia de Corrientes" (PDF). congreso.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. "Tips sobre las elecciones 2017 en Argentina - Noticias - Parlamentario". www.parlamentario.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ADN, Redacción (2017-02-22). "Provincias gobernadas por PJ discuten si desdoblan elecciones". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. "Corrientes". OEAR CIPPEC (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. "La biblioteca de la Legislatura cumplió 95° años". Vivir Plenamente (in Spanish). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.